Real estate market sends hotel prices skyward (The Orange County Register, Calif.) (Hotel Online)

Real estate market sends hotel prices skyward (The Orange County Register, Calif.) (Hotel Online)
By Michele Himmelberg, The Orange County Register, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 19--The soaring price of real estate continues to boost the dollar volume of California hotel sales, and investors are expected to spend more than $3 billion on hotels by the end of the year.